Sun Ra Arkestra - Jazz in Silhouette
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Free Music Review: Another Long-Forgotten Gem
Hit: 5 Stars
Sun Ra stood as an iconoclast within the jazz world from his first recording in 1953. Indeed, Sun Ra stood as an enigma within our world.
Inspired by what he claimed were experiences in outer space, Sun Ra's precept of jazz delved into a much more progressive and avant-garde structure, one that evolved from the be-bop stylings showcased on his first recordings.
Jazz In Silhouette, one of many long forgotten Sun Ra albums, highlights the be-bop he cherished before stepping into the fold of the avant-garde. This album is rich in composition, with extended solos throughout courtesy of Sun Ra's Arkestra. To describe the music contained within this album as majestic would be an understatement. The sheer joy of the recording is finely captured here, every note and solo encompassing Sun Ra's larger themes of space, peace, and love.
This is Sun Ra before the avant-garde. This is Sun Ra's take on be-bop. This is Sun Ra jazz.
Free Music Review: A pleasant surprise and a great CD
Hit: 5 Stars
I started listening to this CD, knowing only the guy's name and that he claimed to be from Saturn. So, when the first song started with a gong, I was nervous that my jazz listening skills would once again be challenged with some off-the-wall, "I can make stranger sounding jazz music than you can" type of recording. I was pleasantly surprised to find Sun Ra and his "Arkestra" to be amazingly approachable and authentic. Their sound is a very big band, steady swing type of sound, and while one or two tracks experiment with some chanting, odd rhythms and non-traditional instruments, most of this is straight ahead, classic-sounding jazz. I found myself humming or even "scatting" a melody or two to myself during the day, and after a steady four or five day diet of Miles Davis, I found the transition to Sun Ra unexpectedly smooth. I will be coming back to this CD often in the future.Free Music Review: Highly Recommended
Hit: 5 Stars
Superb listening. This group just makes the music flow, always interesting and creating a melodious undercurrent which varies from piece to piece. A classic album for lovers of creative jazz. Free Music Review: Classic Jazz album
Hit: 5 Stars
This is perhaps the best place to start with Sun Ra - demonstrating his full roots in Ellington, Monk, and Space! But seriously - this guy is a true master - his compositions are imagineative - he is a master leader- the solos are all inspired - and everything is together. In Jazz there are 4 composers who really were ingenious - Monk, Mingus, Ellington, and Ra - there are some other great ones to - but these are the ones that really stand out to me!Free Music Review: space jazz
Hit: 5 Stars
This is one of the best jazz albums from the 1950s. More like swing and bop than the free style Ra became noted for later on. The tune Images is a standout, being something like Monk's Off Minor. This is music for a future that has yet to arrive. Ancient Aethiopia will take you all the way there in time and place. Arguably, this is Sun Ra's best album ever!